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bandy legs

British  

plural noun

  1. another term for bow legs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The wing/full-back graduated through a school of scaffolding rather than an academy and runs on bandy legs but he is as tough as they come.

From The Guardian • Jan. 26, 2013

Near them, a villager with bandy legs and a bulbous neck tumour is digging into the sand with half a white plastic plate and pouring it into a large bucket.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2012

He would unselfconsciously offer up his seamed face to the questioning fingers of blind fans and trot up the grandstand on his bandy legs to patiently chat with people in wheelchairs.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2012

Painfully aware of his bandy legs and his small stature, Picasso believed that he could be loved only because he was a monster.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ser Boros was an ugly man with a broad chest and short, bandy legs.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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